U.S. envoy in Yamagata

U.S. envoy in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the writing on a monument contributed by former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer at Yamadera Basho Museum, a museum for Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2011, with his family. Roos said he would like to let people around the world know that Japan is safe as the country has suffered a significant drop in foreign tourists following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Longtime journalist Minoru Omori (file photo), known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, died of pneumonia at a hospital in southern California on March 25, 2010. He was 88. Formerly a staff reporter at the Mainichi Shimbun, Omori received a prestigious prize for Japanese journalists in 1960 and another in 1965 but left the newspaper in 1966 after his feature story series on the Vietnam War was criticized by then U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer.

Secret notes on nuclear arms

Secret notes on nuclear arms

TOKYO, Japan - Pictured is a newly declassified cable sent by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer to the State Department on April 4, 1963, which contains a passage referring to the secret minutes: ''paras 2A and 2C of classified record of discussion.''

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Longtime journalist Minoru Omori (file photo), known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, died of pneumonia at a hospital in southern California on March 25, 2010. He was 88. Formerly a staff reporter at the Mainichi Shimbun, Omori received a prestigious prize for Japanese journalists in 1960 and another in 1965 but left the newspaper in 1966 after his feature story series on the Vietnam War was criticized by then U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer. (Kyodo)

U.S. envoy in Yamagata

U.S. envoy in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the writing on a monument contributed by former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer at Yamadera Basho Museum, a museum for Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2011, with his family. Roos said he would like to let people around the world know that Japan is safe as the country has suffered a significant drop in foreign tourists following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Secret notes on nuclear arms

Secret notes on nuclear arms

TOKYO, Japan - Pictured is a newly declassified cable sent by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer to the State Department on April 4, 1963, which contains a passage referring to the secret minutes: ''paras 2A and 2C of classified record of discussion.''